Senior Category Manager

Role: Senior Category Manager
Contract: up to 3 months
Location: Hybrid/Essex
IR35: Inside
Rate to intermediary: £39.03 p/h Umbrella
Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Category Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER
To support the Director of Procurement & Supply Chain with written submission and verbal briefing of contract award recommendations, waivers and reporting progress on the implementation of the Procurement and Supply Strategy.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OF SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER
* Provide a proactive procurement service to the Care Group or Corporate Division(s) that you work with, covering both strategic advice and operational support.
* Be recognised a professional procurement lead for the Trust on high profile, high risk procurements. To lead on negotiations of complex, high value contracts for the procurement of capital and consumable items.
* To manage the implementation and development of procurement services for MSE to support the strategic approach to Category and Contract Management
* To ensure relevant policies and procedures exist and are applied in order to ensure proper governance of procurement across MSE. Minimises risk and maintains compliance with relevant Procurement regulations and other regulations.
* Work closely with the Care Groups and Corporate Divisions to support them in reducing non-pay expenditure through the identification and realisation of cash releasing and cost avoidance financial savings in current and future financial years.
* Provide regular updates to the Director of Procurement & Supply Chain, that the Department operates within set budgets
* To take professional responsibility for all aspects of Category and Contract management within areas of responsibility.
* To undertake audits and assurance of procurement processes, savings delivery and suppliers
* To manaqe and develop the implementation of Category Management processes within the Trust and develop the procurement and supply chain function to ensure the provision of the best possible service to the Trust, measured by procurement and supply chain efficiency and cashable and non-cashable savings.
* To monitor and measure the performance of the procurement and supply chain team against key result areas and produce regular reports for the relevant procurement groups and the Executive Management Team.
* Drive the development, management and delivery of the Trust’s procurement cost improvement program, operational metrics and corporate reporting.
* Ensure that the Trust’s is compliant with all statutory and local policies/standards and procedures throughout the procurement process. Update policies to reflect best practice and change in external legislation and internal governance
* Lead and develop strategies on new initiatives with emphasis on income generation and efficiency opportunities. Strategic lead in the development of new supplier services across the Trust’s
* Represent the Trust’s at a national level and influence the NHS procurement landscape for best outcome for the Mid and South Essex hospitals
Essential skills:
* Master’s degree or equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience
* MCIPS – Corporate member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (By examination)
* Fully conversant with NHS Terms and Conditions of Contract
* A sound understanding of contract law
* Minimum of 5 years procurement and commercial experience
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